Burnout Paradise

Overview

Burnout Paradise is an arcade racing game set in an open world called Paradise City, a departure from the fixed tracks of earlier Burnout games. Players roam the city freely and start events by pulling up to intersections, choosing their own routes to each finish line rather than following set courses. The series' emphasis on high speed and spectacular crashes returns through features such as the Showtime mode, which lets players trigger a crash sequence anywhere at any time. Completing events raises the player's driver rank and unlocks new cars, and an online system supports additional cooperative and competitive modes. It was the first Burnout game released on Windows and later received a remastered version bundling its downloadable content.

Developed by

Criterion Games

Published by

Electronic Arts

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

First person, Third person

Themes

Action, Sandbox, Open world

Series

Burnout

Game engine

RenderWare

Release dates

• PC (Microsoft Windows): Jan 22, 2008
• PlayStation 3: Jan 22, 2008
• Xbox 360: Jan 22, 2008